Chauncey Mabe, who we can only describe as a straight-shooter, answers our questions about writing, social media, and more.Read more »

Read our interview with Round #7 nominee Kellene Killmer and find out how she grew her Twitter following from 17 to 1,300 during ANA!Read more »

Read the second part of our interview with jury member Autumn Stephens, in which she claims to be 5,000 years old and to enjoy reading books printed on papyrus.Read more »

Read our interview with Luke Swanson, the youngest ANA nominee, and find out which book he'd be embarrassed to be seen reading.Read more »

Jill Amber Menard, the Round #5 nominee, did an awesome job of getting votes for her story while also going to school and running a non-profit dance company, so the rest of us have no excuse.Read more »

Read our interview with Lance Burson, who was chosen as the first wildcard nominee. He's funny.Read more »

Read our first interview with jury member Autumn Stephens and find out what she will be looking for when reading the America's Next Author stories.Read more »

Read our interview with Round #4 nominee Dom Goodall and find out how she managed to stay at the top of the Author Ranking each week. Plus: why is she so fascinated with wolves?Read more »

Read part two of our interview with jury member Sandy Diaz and learn how to avoid the most common mistakes made by aspiring authors.Read more »

Read our interview with Round #3 nominee Bellakentuky and learn what writing advice changed his writing style, plus what the name "Bellakentuky" means.Read more »

Read part two of our interview with jury member Peter McCarthy and learn his advice for authors trying to get published.Read more »

Read our interview with Round #2 nominee Lin Clements and find out how to prepare for the inevitable zombie takeover (plus a few things about writing).Read more »

Read part one of our interview with jury member Sandy Diaz and find out what she will be looking for when reading the America's Next Author stories.Read more »

Read our interview with Round #1 nominee Elizabeth A Reeves and find out how she managed to get to the top spot for week one.Read more »

Read our first interview with jury member Peter McCarthy and find out what he will be looking for when reading the America's Next Author stories.Read more »

Writing is an inside job with no heavy lifting. Who said that, Terry Pratchett? It has it’s challenges, like anything that feels worthwhile, but I certainly don’t regret choosing it as a career.Read more »

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